Looking for suggestions on how to combine my quad set up with home theater and quality to channel listening. Is it possible?
hi everyone. I hope y’all are doing well and thriving as we work through this Covid stuff. I’ve had questions that I’ve long needed answers for and I’m hoping to find a suitable solution, but I can leave well enough alone as well. I have in my den both a quad set up consisting of a standstill a 9001, Marantz 6300 turntable, technics SH-400 Demodulator and top-of-the-line a chai and technics q8 decks, as well as an oppo player for hi-rez dts and sacd and dvd-a playing. My front channels are Klipsch La Scala‘s and rares are Klipsch Heresy’s. Are use a Zektor switch to go between them all. Now my main problem is being a Gemini and seeing all sides but also wanting everything. I run in the same room a 5.1 set up of a dent on 4310 receiver, Rega Planar p-6, newer one, with Dv20x moving coil cart, jolida phono preamp, Nak tape deck and oppo 203. Music matters to me much more than Home theater, but I have a very nice EP 500 sub from axiom with real word and I do enjoy movies with my home theater. This all works fine and I may decide just to upgrade how I listen to stereo music. But after all these details here is my question:
Is there an audiophile-ISH way to have one set if speakers take care of both systems, but also allow for next-level stereo album listening? I’ve actually even been considering using Kef LS 50 Metas on stands to replace my axiom m80 towers, to see if that improves listening to stereo. And that’s what got me thinking could I use speakers like that even? I’m not sure I could part with the La Scala’s and the Heresy’s, but maybe. And would an integrated amp into denon help with that? But what gets confusing is, is there a way to have some more modern equipment and enjoy my Q8 tapes and my CD-4 and SQ and QS albums? I have been and always will be such a lover of vintage equipment, but can one set of modern equipment better the quality of sound in terms of soundstage and and immersiveness? And pardon the pun, is it heresy to even consider such? And do any of you run systems where you are perfectly satisfied with your stereo listening and your quad and HT works through it as well? And if so what do you use or what would you suggest and what I buy higher end a little bit older stuff or modern equipment? If I even do this. But it keeps being on my mind because they are times when I so enjoy stereo that I can’t go straight to a quad eight tape in that listening session. And then on the other hand there are times I pop in that Q8 and I am in heaven. And I sure don’t mean to waste anybody’s time but I was just curious as to whether other people think like this.
I am literally out of room for storage of my media and I would not mind downsizing a little to something like those small Kefs which I would buy from a place where I can return them if I don’t like them. And what are your thoughts about going from a tower to a stand mount. I’ve heard that is good for listening to stereo albums. And I just now have a switcher where I’m gonna hook up and switch between the La Scala‘s in the modern system and the axioms in the vintage system for my front channels and I thought I would see or rather hear how the La Scala‘s are in stereo With my Rega. I’ve been a very much purist and only used my Klipsch‘s for quad and never thought to listen to them for anything else. but they are beasts and I’m a little compromised on the right channel of La Scala because my media rack obscures it and I have to tow it in for real listening sessions which means moving the other speaker that’s beside it. I’ll try to attach a picture here if it’ll let me. Then y’all will see what I do. I think it’s about as neat and tidy as it can get, but in my older age I really want the best I can possibly listen to knowing that my hearing is probably compromised anyway from listening to loud as a youngster and really even into adulthood. Is there a way to have it all in a smaller footprint with newer equipment? If I could only find a Brady Bunch house, I would have a quad room and a stereo room and that would solve everything. Alas, everything‘s in one room. So thank you for any thoughts you may have on this and feel free to digress as I did. I’m just looking for a little help as I ponder all this. And I’m grateful to feel good and be enjoying my quad and my stereo and even considering tweaking and messing with things. It makes me happy! Thanks in advance for any help. Take care.
hi everyone. I hope y’all are doing well and thriving as we work through this Covid stuff. I’ve had questions that I’ve long needed answers for and I’m hoping to find a suitable solution, but I can leave well enough alone as well. I have in my den both a quad set up consisting of a standstill a 9001, Marantz 6300 turntable, technics SH-400 Demodulator and top-of-the-line a chai and technics q8 decks, as well as an oppo player for hi-rez dts and sacd and dvd-a playing. My front channels are Klipsch La Scala‘s and rares are Klipsch Heresy’s. Are use a Zektor switch to go between them all. Now my main problem is being a Gemini and seeing all sides but also wanting everything. I run in the same room a 5.1 set up of a dent on 4310 receiver, Rega Planar p-6, newer one, with Dv20x moving coil cart, jolida phono preamp, Nak tape deck and oppo 203. Music matters to me much more than Home theater, but I have a very nice EP 500 sub from axiom with real word and I do enjoy movies with my home theater. This all works fine and I may decide just to upgrade how I listen to stereo music. But after all these details here is my question:
Is there an audiophile-ISH way to have one set if speakers take care of both systems, but also allow for next-level stereo album listening? I’ve actually even been considering using Kef LS 50 Metas on stands to replace my axiom m80 towers, to see if that improves listening to stereo. And that’s what got me thinking could I use speakers like that even? I’m not sure I could part with the La Scala’s and the Heresy’s, but maybe. And would an integrated amp into denon help with that? But what gets confusing is, is there a way to have some more modern equipment and enjoy my Q8 tapes and my CD-4 and SQ and QS albums? I have been and always will be such a lover of vintage equipment, but can one set of modern equipment better the quality of sound in terms of soundstage and and immersiveness? And pardon the pun, is it heresy to even consider such? And do any of you run systems where you are perfectly satisfied with your stereo listening and your quad and HT works through it as well? And if so what do you use or what would you suggest and what I buy higher end a little bit older stuff or modern equipment? If I even do this. But it keeps being on my mind because they are times when I so enjoy stereo that I can’t go straight to a quad eight tape in that listening session. And then on the other hand there are times I pop in that Q8 and I am in heaven. And I sure don’t mean to waste anybody’s time but I was just curious as to whether other people think like this.
I am literally out of room for storage of my media and I would not mind downsizing a little to something like those small Kefs which I would buy from a place where I can return them if I don’t like them. And what are your thoughts about going from a tower to a stand mount. I’ve heard that is good for listening to stereo albums. And I just now have a switcher where I’m gonna hook up and switch between the La Scala‘s in the modern system and the axioms in the vintage system for my front channels and I thought I would see or rather hear how the La Scala‘s are in stereo With my Rega. I’ve been a very much purist and only used my Klipsch‘s for quad and never thought to listen to them for anything else. but they are beasts and I’m a little compromised on the right channel of La Scala because my media rack obscures it and I have to tow it in for real listening sessions which means moving the other speaker that’s beside it. I’ll try to attach a picture here if it’ll let me. Then y’all will see what I do. I think it’s about as neat and tidy as it can get, but in my older age I really want the best I can possibly listen to knowing that my hearing is probably compromised anyway from listening to loud as a youngster and really even into adulthood. Is there a way to have it all in a smaller footprint with newer equipment? If I could only find a Brady Bunch house, I would have a quad room and a stereo room and that would solve everything. Alas, everything‘s in one room. So thank you for any thoughts you may have on this and feel free to digress as I did. I’m just looking for a little help as I ponder all this. And I’m grateful to feel good and be enjoying my quad and my stereo and even considering tweaking and messing with things. It makes me happy! Thanks in advance for any help. Take care.